Simple on Sunday - Celebrate Lovely Floral You...

Another simple make using the mix of the Lovely Floral embossing folder...and the Celebrate You dies...

Die cut "celebrate" washed with colour using the Aqua Painter and Coastal Cabana and Lemon Lime Twist inks for a bright & breezy and very colourful effect...

Finished off with the fantastic Basic (self) Adhesive Backed Sequins...

A card to make you happy... and feel that all is well with the world...

Lovely Floral Amazing Congratulations

So what do you get when you combine this Lovely Floral card with this Amazing Congratulations card...

Well this is what Heidi made in class... and it is just so pretty I just had to share...

Colour combination of Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Lemon Lime Twist, Soft Sea Foam and Granny Apple Green

Update on a Winter Wonder simple classic...

Gosh thought I had shared this ages ago... but apparently not...

When I first shared this Super CAS Winter Wonder embossed card here... I admitted that I would have preferred an additional greeting... but that some of my ladies are rather nervous with direct stamping & heat embossing! So I didn't add anything at the time...

So this was the updated version for the rest of my classes... just the...

• addition of a silver embossed Snowflake Sentiments greeting... 
• addition of a Champagne Foil die cut Seasonal Layers snowflake
• change in colourway from gold to silver... so silver ribbon, punched Year of Cheer silver snowflake & a Clear Faceted Gem

All other details as provided here... 

And still loving my Winter Wonder embossing folder for a simple but WOW effect on a card.. this one will be a keeper for sure...

Champagne & Copper snowflakes... why not!?

As this card has been SO popular in the flesh... a re-make based on the champagne foil in a later class kit... 

See more details in the earlier "golden version" post shared here... but for this one... copper greeting heat embossing and small snowflake...and champagne mat and 2 larger snowflakes...

And oh my word... apologies... as my blog post scheduling has gone to pot! Lots of projects to share with you... but not enough minutes in the day to write the details... hope to be back to normal soon!

Just a lovely little diversion of the Stampin! Up On Stage Local event in Solihull (UK) from Friday to Sunday first!

I am so looking forward to time with crafty friends old and new... can't beat it... especially when there is a new catalogue and products to see... the Centre Stage event for leaders on Friday... a team meal out on Saturday... swaps to swap... and some crafting on the day thrown in too! Good times...

So really looking forward to seeing so many of you blog followers based in the UK again... And for UK followers that I have not met yet! Love to meet you there if you want to make yourself known to me... 

And I hope that I may have a swap for all of you too...

And for everyone else in the Stampin' Up world heading off to On Stage events further afield this weekend... have a wonderful time... and I of course have a virtual swap for you!!

Mini Pizza Boxes anyone?

Just in case you have missed them in the new Autumn Winter catalogue... here is a very quick project made with the fantastic new white Mini Pizza Boxes...

Designed to clothe and present very small square cards with the matching new 3" Square Whisper White Envelopes as a gift... or to pop a cookie in (or something) as they have a protective coating and are food safe...

But before I start on the details... a question for you! I have found a new editing function to "enhance" my photos... I am not sure which is best so this is a test post... so which do you prefer...?

The enhanced version... brighter & sharper but a bit "brasher" to my eye...

Or the non enhanced version... better shows the more subtle gold foiled finish of the snowflake... but looks hazy in comparison!?

Back to the project.... so this decoration was quick and simple... when armed with a few wonderful new products!!

Year of Cheer Washi Tape wrapped round the sides...

Quilt Top embossed Thick Whisper White card square on the lid... plus a gold Foil Snowflake...

Then a 1 3/8" punched snowflake from the Year of Cheer papers... and a Gold Faceted Gemstone at the centre...

Finished off with a gold embossed greeting from the Tabs for Everything set die cut with the smallest die in the Lots of Labels set...plus a small 1/8" Gold Ribbon bow as the very final touch...

Here they are in the blank...

And here are a few more projects to give you some more ideas...

Really love these... and I have quite a few ideas running around in my head using these boxes... just need to find some more hours in the day to create them.... maybe in October!

Merry Little Labels in Falling Snow...

Another quick and simple card for you today... well I had to do a few whilst this gorgeous Merry Little Label stamp was still out... bundle available in wood mount and clear mount...

So a Small Square card today (10.5cm Square aka 4 1/8" - but 4 1/4" makes more sense with US Letter cardstock)

A Softly Falling embossed 9.9cm (4" for US 4 1/4" card) white panel for the background... 

The label is embossed using Versamark and White embossing powder, sponged or brayered with Night of Navy ink and then punched out... though of course you can punch and then sponge if you prefer it that way!

And Night of Navy Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon and bow to finish.... though the eagle eyed amongst you will have spotted that I have folded the ribbon in half for the length and the tying of the bow as I wanted a thinner ribbon than how it comes...

Winter Wonder embossing folder

And here is the new gorgeous large snowflake embossing folder we now have.... introducing Winter Wonder...

A large square (14.8cm/nearly 6") card with total emphasis on the beautiful embossed snowflake!! This embossed a treat using the updated Big Shot platform on Thick Whisper White card with no messing and no creasing... which made me very happy!

Though I now can't wait to show you the Winter Wonder card I will post tomorrow!!

Very very simply decorated with a circle punched snowflake from the stunning Year of Cheer papers (1 3/8" circle punch does the job perfectly) and a Gold Faceted Gem at the centre...

And finished off with a gold embossed greeting from the Tabs for Everything set die cut with the smallest die in the Lots of Labels set

Personally I would have embossed a large greeting to the bottom right... but a couple of my ladies go into panic with direct stamping & especially embossing...so I have been kind to them! They will enjoy making a few of these...

See how many snowflake centres you can punch out from the papers!! And 3 sheets in a pack....

Remember my Year of Cheer suite Launch offer if you want some of these lovely papers for yourself.... £36 for a Full Pack or £25 for a Half Pack. Plus P&P (£4.95 max) Valid till 15 September... and don't forget to add the embossing folder!

Quilt Top embossing folder & snowflakes...

I had a few requests yesterday to show the new embossing folders in action....

So starting off with the lovely Quilt Top folder... something quick & simple for you... but a real WOW in the flesh...

A large square card (14.8cm aka nearly 6") decorated with a gold embossed greeting from Watercolor Christmas (available in wood and clear mount) This is the stamp set that co-ordinates with the Watercolor Christmas card kit...

Together with  Gold Foil die cut snowflakes using the Seasonal Layers dies (available as dies only or in the Colorful Seasons bundle with 10% off)....

And yes the snowflakes were cut from the Gold Foil mat I used on the card... waste not want not!

Finished off with large pearls

Beautiful embossing folder... beautiful snowflakes... and I love the greeting too.... a trio made in heaven...